Marvel Wolverine Decoupage Easel Card

Hello bloggers I hope the weekend begun well for you and you are managing to grab some me time.  Today I have a Wolverine decoupage easel card.

This card began as a 4.5"x 11.5" piece of yellow card stock that I scored to make an easel card with the easel at the back to act as a stand.  Next using a sheet of  Marvel decoupage I cut out the decoupage and then used foam pads to assembled it.  The topper was then adhered to the front of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Love, Joy And Peace From Our House To Yours

Hello bloggers I hope that you had a good day yesterday and are well.  Today I have a Christmas card from our house to yours.

This card began  as an 8x8 card blank that I cut down to 8x7.  Next I adhered a traditional Christmas paper to the front of the card.  Using some green card stock and Spellbinders 'holiday tree 2010' die set I cut out all three sizes of trees.  Whilst still in the die I inked through each one with a different green distressing ink.  I used pine needles, peeled paint and evergreen bough.  I then layered the trees up with foam pads before adhering them to the left hand side of the card.

Next using some more green card stock I die cut a mat for the sentiment using Spellbinders 'labels 33' die set.  I then typed the sentiment on the computer using Word and printed it onto white card stock.  It was then die cut with a smaller labels 33 die.  Whilst still in the die I inked over with barn door distress ink.  The sentiment and mat were adhered together and added to the right hand side of the card.  Finally I used some green card stock and die cut four corners using Spellbinders 'holly accents' dies set.  The corners were adhered onto each corner to finish the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

On Voyage ~ Paddington Bear

Hello bloggers I hope that you had a good day yesterday.  Today I have an on voyage card with Paddington Bear.

This card began as a white 6x4 card blank.  First I adhered some blue pearlescent paper to the front of the card.  Next I added a silver floral patterned paper as a mat and adhered it in to place.  Using some blue polka dot paper from my stash I die cut a mat for the topper using Spellbinders 'labels 20' die set.  I then inked the edges with faded jeans distress ink before adhering it into the centre of the card..  The topper was printed onto white card stock using Paddington Bear digikit.  It was then die cut using the same die set as above and inked with the same distress ink before being adhered into the centre of the card using foam pads.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Take Time To smell The Flowers ~ Spellbinders Blooms Two

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and the week is being good to you so far.  Today I have a floral card with some flowers and butterflies.

This card began as a white A6 card blank.  First I added a yellow glitter card mat to the front of the card.  Using some yellow polka dot paper I added a further mat to the front of the card.  I then stamped the sentiment onto the polka dot paper using peeled paint distress ink and Crafter's Companion flower fairies friends 'heliotrope' stamp set.

Next using some green paper I die cut the flower stems using Spellbinders die d-lites 'holly and twigs' die set.  The flower were cut from different scrap papers from my scrap box and Spellbinders die d-lites 'blooms two' die set.  The flowers were then assembled and adhered to the card blank.  Next I used Marianne Creatables LR0158 die set to add some butterflies to the top of the card.  Finally I added faux pearls to the flowers and corners of the card using Cosmic Shimmer pearl PVA.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Coffee Morning You're Invited ~ Simpler Times Elizabeth Bell Coffee Time

Hello bloggers I hope that you enjoyed a good day yesterday.  Today I have an invite to a coffee morning.  This could be used for a girlie get together or for helping to raise money for a great cause like cancer.

This card began as a 5x7 card blank.  First I used a lovely tea cup and cake decorated backing paper and adhered it to cover the front of the card.  Next onto white card stock I stamped the topper using black soot distress ink and Katy Sue Designs Simpler Times Elizabeth Bell 'coffee time' stamp set.  The image was then die cut with Spellbinders 'labels 28' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with tattered rose distress ink.  I then removed the die and lightly inked the edges.  The topper was coloured with brushmarkers.

Next I stamped the coffee morning sentiment from the same stamp set as above onto white card stock using black soot distress ink.  It was die cut using Spellbinders 'fancy framed tags one' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with antique linen distress ink before adhering it to the top left corner of the card.  The 'you're invited' sentiment stamp was a free magazine stamp and I stamped it using black soot distress ink onto white card stock.  Next it was die cut with Spellbinders 'ironworks accents' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with antique linen distress ink.  The topper and sentiment were then adhered to the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Alice In Wonderland A Very Important Date~ Drink Me!

Hello bloggers I hope you all enjoyed your weekend.  I managed to get some jobs done I have been planning for a while so feeling achieved.  Today I have an Alice in Wonderland theme card.

This card began as a 7x5 card blank. First I used My Craft Studio 'a very important date' CD-ROM to print off a coloured backing paper and a nsr (no stamp required) background and topper.  The backing paper was cut down to size and adhered to the front of the card.  Next I coloured the background image using ProMarkers.  The topper was cut out by hand and adhered into the centre of the background.  The background was matted onto some black card stock before being adhered to the card blank.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Joyeux Noel ~ Baubles

Hello bloggers I hope that you are well and enjoying the extended weekend.  Today I have a Christmas card featuring some die cut baubles.

This card began as an A6 card blank.  First I adhered some green glitter card to the front of the card.  Next using some green polka dot patterned paper from my stash I cut a mat for the baubles.  I stamped the sentiment onto the paper using pine needles distress ink and Justrite 'large merry Christmas sentiments' stamp set.  It was then adhered onto the glitter card.  Using an old dictionary I die cut the baubles with Marianne Designs LR0182 baubles die set.  Once die cut I adhered them to the card using foam pads.  Finally I used some green bakers twine to tie a bow at the top of each bauble.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Thank You Fairy Much ~ Fairy

Hello bloggers I hope the weekend is going well for you.  Today I have a thank you card featuring a lovely fairy.

This card began as a 6x4 card blank.  First I used a green polka dot paper from my stash and adhered it to cover the card front.  Next I used a purple striped paper and cut it slightly smaller than the first paper to make a smaller mat for the topper.  The topper was made from a fairy patterned paper from my stash that I cut to size and then adhered onto the mat.  Finally I used dusty concord distress ink and Crafter's  Companion flower fairies friends 'candy tuft' stamp set to stamp the sentiment onto the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Simpler Times Apple Picking ~ Don't Keep All Your Apples In One Basket

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good day yesterday and are ready for a crafty weekend.  Today I have a card made using no dies or stamps but a CD-ROM.

This card began as an A4 sheet of white card stock that I cut and scored to make an A6 card blank.  Next using Katy Sue Designs 'simpler times' CD-ROM I chose two backing papers and a topper, which were printed onto white card stock.  I then used the pink striped backing paper to cover the front of the card.

Next I used the apple paper and cut it to slightly smaller than the card blank to form a mat for the topper.  The topper was cut out leaving a slight white border around the edge.  The backing papers and topper were adhered to the card blank.  Finally I used word to type up the sentiment and then printed it out. It was then cut down to size and inked with scattered straw distress ink before being adhered to the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Happy Birthday Gemstone Fairies ~ Linda Ravenscroft

Hello bloggers I hope that you are well and ready for a long bank holiday weekend.  Today I have a fairy card for grown-ups.

This card began as an A4 sheet of white card stock that I cut and scored to make a 14 x 21cm card blank.  Next I cut a mat from some lemon glitter card and adhered it to the front of the card.  I then used some blue striped paper from my stash and cut a mat slightly smaller than the card blank.  Using some lemon ribbon I wrapped this around the striped paper mat and adhered it into place.  I then added a ribbon knot to the ribbon.  The mat was then adhered to the card blank.

Using 'Fairy Gemstones' CD by Linda Ravenscroft I chose the  fairy I wanted to use and printed it out onto white card stock.  The elements were then hand cut and I inked the edges with a ProMarker.  I adhered the topper to the top of the card using foam pads.  Next I added the sentiment which was also from the same topper sheet onto a coordinating mat.  The sentiment was then added to the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Holly Wreath Merry Christmas ~ Spellbinders Holly Twigs And Leaves

Hello bloggers I hope that you are well and had a good day yesterday.  Today I have another Christmas card although I did intend on making some thing else this card just seemed to get planted in my head so I had to make it.

This card began as an A4 sheet of white embossed card stock that I scored to make an A5 card blank.  Next using some music paper from my stash I covered the front of the card.  I then inked the edges with vintage photo distress ink.  Using some traditional Christmas patterned  paper I die cut a frame for the wreath using two of the die from Spellbinder 'grand squares' dies set.  The frame was then adhered to the top of the card using foam pads.

Next using some green paper from my stash I die cut lots of holly leaves with Spellbinder die d-lites 'holly twigs and leaves' die set.  Once die cut I adhered them into the square to form a wreath shape.  Once all the leaves were assembled I added some berries using Cosmic Shimmer PVA 'berry red'.

The sentiment was stamped onto some of the green paper used for the leaves.  The stamp set used was Justrite 'large merry Christmas sentiments' stamp set and pine needles distress ink.  It was then hand cut before being added to the bottom of the card with foam pads.  Finally I added a Cosmic Shimmer PVA 'berry red' faux pearl into each corner of the sentiment.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Christmas Door Wreath ~ Spellbinders Holly Wreath

Hello bloggers, back to the Christmas cards today with this Christmas door wreath card.

This card began as an A4 sheet of gloss green card stock that I cut and scored to make a DL card blank.  Next using some more of the same green card stock I cut two panels for the front of the door.  I then used an off cut of gold mirror board card stock and cut out a letter box shape by hand.  The top panel of the door was adhered to the top half of the card.  I then added the letter box to the centre and the bottom panel was added below the letterbox.

Next I added a gold coloured brad to act as a door knob.  I then made a small red envelope out of some red paper and adhered this going into the letter box. I used some white card stock that I had inked with festive berries distress ink and die cut a wreath using Spellbinders die d-lites 'holly wreath' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with bundled sage distress ink.  I then repeated this process with some red and green Christmas theme paper and plain red paper.  The three were layered up using foam pads and each one was slightly off set so that you can see some of all the layers.  Finally I die cut a bow from gold mirror board using the same die set as above.  This was then adhered to the top of the wreath.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Roald Dahl ~ James And The Giant Peach Pillow Box Decoupage

Hello bloggers I hope that you are well and had a good start to the week.  Today I have another Roald Dahl creation this time a pillow box.

 Front of pillow Box

Rear of pillow box with peach decoupage fastener

This project began as an A4 sheet of white card stock.  First I used Serif 'Roald Dahl Digikit collection 2' CD-ROM  to choose a template and then I added different elements to build up my design.  Once I was happy with it I printed it onto the white card stock.  Next I cut the pillow box out and then scored the score lines giving the box its shape.  I added a glue dot to each end to hold  the flaps together.  Next I added two images of a peach to a blank page and then printed it out onto white card stock.  I then fussy cut out the peaches.  They were decoupaged up onto the peach on the back of the pillow box.  I used the decoupage to act as a fastener to lock the flap into place.  A quick, fun and easy make. 

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Happy Birthday Son ~ Danny Champion Of The World - Roald Dahl

Hello bloggers well another weekend has been and gone, well at least next weekend we get an extra day here in the UK.  Today I have a birthday card make using Serif Roald Dahl digikits.

This card began as an A4 sheet of white card stock.  First I printed off a backing paper using Serif 'Roald Dahl Collection 2' digikits CD-ROM .  It was then folded in half to form an A5 card blank.  Next I created the topper digitally by layering up different elements using Serif 'Roald Dahl collection 2 digikits Danny The Champion of the world'.  Once completed I printed out the topper.  I then created the sentiment and then printed that off too.

The topper was then hand torn and the edges were inked with bundled sage distress ink.  The sentiment was die cut with Spellbinder 'back to basic tags' die set. I inked the edged with bundled sage distress ink before adhering it to the card with felt covered brads.  Finally the topper was adhered to the front of the card to complete it.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Merry Christmas ~ Traditional snowballing

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good start to the weekend and are able to get some crafting time in.  Today I have a very traditional Christmas card featuring a boy snowballing.

This card began as a sheet of cream card stock that I cut and scored to make a DL card blank.  Next I adhered some brown glitter card to the front of the card.  I then used a decorative paper from my stash and cut it down to size and them adhered it to the front of the card.  Finally I added gold Merry Christmas peel-offs to the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Flower Fairies Marigold ~ To A Special Auntie

Hello bloggers I hope you are well, had a good week and are ready for the weekend.  Today I have a fairy card for an auntie.

This card began as an A4 sheet of orange topsy turvy card stock that I cut and scored to make a DL card blank.  Next I stamped the topper image onto white card stock using black soot distress ink and Crafter's Companion Flower Fairies 'Marigold' stamp set.  Once stamped it was die cut with Spellbinders 'labels 28' die set.  I then coloured the image using ProMarkers and inked the edge of the die cut shape with a ProMarker too.  The topper was then adhered to the top of the card.  Next I adhered a strip of lime green organza ribbon across the bottom of the card.  I then laid a strip of orange ribbon in the centre of the green ribbon.

The sentiment was stamped using the same stamp set as above and dried marigold distress ink.  It was then die cut with Spellbinders 'back to basic tags' die set.  I then inked the edge of the die cut with a ProMarker. The auntie text was die cut from some white card stock that I coloured with a ProMarker before die cutting it to get the colour right.  It was die cut using Tattered Lace 'family sentiments for All Occasions' die set.  The auntie wording was adhered to the tag.  Next I added a lime green brad to the tag and adhered it to the ribbon section of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

The Giraffe The Pell And Me Roald Dahl ~ 1st Birthday A4

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and enjoying the school holidays.  Today I have a sweet card for a babies first birthday.

This card began as a white A4 card blank.  Next I used Serif 'Roald Dahl Digikit Collection 1' to print off a backing paper and topper that I had made digitally.  I then cut these out.  The backing paper was adhered to the front of the card.  I matted the topper onto some blue glitter card before adhering it to the front of the card at the bottom.  Next I generated the sentiment using word and 'Just the Right Words' book by Judith Wibberley.  This was then die cut with Spellbinders 'crowned circles' die set.  Using some yellow glitter card I used the same die to cut a mat for the sentiment.  This was off set and adhered to the back of the sentiment before being added to the top of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Happy Birthday ~ Mice Flower

Hello bloggers I hope that you are well and had a good day yesterday.  Today I have a happy birthday card for you with flowers and a sweet little mouse.

This card began as an off cut of red card stock that I cut and scored to make a card blank.  Next I printed my topper onto white card stock using Crafter's Companion' Makey Bakey Mice Everyday' CD-ROM.  It was then cut out and matted onto green glitter card before being adhered to the front of the card.  Finally I used a sentiment sticker from my stash along the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Mr Willy Wonka - Charlie And The Choclate Factory ~ Gift Bag

Hello bloggers I hope that you had a good day yesterday.  My day began on a low with the 2nd printer in a week going to printer heaven.  It then ended on a high after some time sat in the sun down my friends allotment by the pond.  Yesterday I also had a parcel from the postman in the form of Roald Dahl digikits.  So today I have a quick gift bag made using these.

 Front

Back

This bag began as an A4 sheet of white card stock.  First using Serif's Roald Dahl  digikit collection 1 I used a template on the software and then designed the gift bag using the Charlie And The Chocolate Factory digikit.  Once complete it was printed out and then fussy cut.  I then scored all the fold lines and added red line tape to the side seam and tucked in the bottom flap.  These would be great for party favours.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Season's Greetings ~ Makey Bakey Mice Christmas Collection

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good start to the working week, I know I did.  Today I have a Christmas tree being decorated by mice.

This card began as a green oblong piece of card 11 inches long that I scored to make a card blank 5.5" square.  Next using Crafter's Companion Makey Bakey Mice 'Christmas collection' CD-ROM I printed off a topper onto white card stock.  I then cut it down to size.  Next using some burgundy pearlescent paper I cut a mat for the topper.  The mat and topper were adhered together.

Next the sentiment was stamped onto white card stock using staz-on black ink pad and Justrite 'large merry Christmas' stamp set.  Once stamped it was die cut with Spellbinders 'back to basic tags' die set.  I then inked around the edges with a ProMarker.  I also put some ink from the ProMarker onto my non stick mat so that I could pick up the colour with a sponge to give the sentiment a light brush of colour.  Next I coloured two brads with the same ProMarker and used them to adhered the sentiment to the topper.  Finally the topper was adhered to the card blank to complete the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Winter Wishes ~ Mittens

Hello bloggers I hope that you are all well and dry after the torrential rain we have had in the last couple of days.  Today  I have a winter wishes card for you.

This card began as an off cut of centura pearl card stock that I cut and scored to make a 6x4 card blank.  Next I used a snowflake patterned paper from my stash and adhered it to the front of the card.  Using  Hobby Craft 'mittens' stamp and black soot distress ink I stamped the mittens onto some Scandinavian  inspired paper.  I then fussy cut the mittens out.  I also cut a mat for the sentiment out of the same paper using Spellbinders Die D-lites 'frames two' die set.  Once die cut I stamped the sentiment using Crafter's Companion 'the snowman' stamp set.    The sentiment topper was then adhered to the left hand side of the card.  Next using some red polka dot card stock I die cut a mat for the mittens using Spellbinders 'labels 27' die set.  The mat was adhered to the card blank.  Finally the mittens were added to the mat using foam pads.

Happy Crafting  xx Hazel

Dance With Your Heart ~ Wishing On A Star Fairies

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good start to the weekend.  Today I have a quick fairy card.

This card began as an A4 sheet of orange topsy turvy card stock that I cut and scored to make a 6x6 card blank.  Next using Katy Sue Designs 'wishing on a star' CD-ROM I chose a background topper and printed it out.  It was then cut to size and matted onto some peach pearlescent paper.  The topper was then adhered to the front of the card.  Finally I added a self adhesive sentiment also from Katy Sue Designs.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

70 Years Of Marvel Comics ~ Decoupage Have A Super birthday

Hello bloggers I hope you are all safe and dry after today's down pour.  Today I have a card celebrating 70 years of Marvel Comics.

This card began as an A4 sheet of gold holographic mirror board that I scored in half to create an A5 card blank.  Next I used a sheet of Marvel decoupage to make the topper.  The decoupage was popped out and the links filed down.  It was then layered with foam pads to give it a lot of dimension.  The topper was then adhered to the centre of the card.  Finally I added a sentiment from the same decoupage sheet to complete the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Incy Wincy Spider ~ Note Book Party Bag Gift

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and enjoying the lovely weather we have been having if you are here in the UK.  Today I have a note book which would make a great gift for party bags.

This began as a cheap shop brought note pad.  First I covered the note book with some blue patterned card stock.  I then cut a piece of blue polka dot paper to fit the front of the book.  Once cut to size I stamped the top right corner with a web stamp I made using Spellbinders 'spider web' die set and black soot distress ink.   The polka dot mat was then adhered to the front of the card.  Next using some black card stock I die cut a spider using the same die set as above.  Using the computer I generated the text and printed it onto white card stock.  It was then die cut using Spellbinders 'hexagons' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with faded jeans distress ink.  Finally the sentiment and spider were adhered to the front of the car

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Christmas Tree ~ Swirly Scrolls Spellbinders Fanciful Holidays

Hello bloggers I hope you are having a good week.  Still on Christmas cards at present this time a gold and lilac one.

This card began as a piece of lilac pearlescent card stock that I scored to make a 12x14.5cm card blank.  Next using some gold mirror board and Spellbinders 'fanciful holiday' die set I die cut the swirly scroll four times.  These were then adhered around the edge of the card after being put through the Xyron machine to add adhesive.  Next I used a holographic gold mirror board and die cut the tree using the same die set as above.  The tree was adhered in the centre of the card.

The sentiment was stamped onto gold pearlescent paper using Stamping With Dimension 'Christmas trees' stamp set and staz-on ink pad black.  The sentiment was then die cut with Spellbinders 'fancy framed tags one' die set.  I then snipped the fancy ends off the die cut before adhering it to the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Have A Holly Jolly Christmas ~ Spellbinders Holly Wreath Makey Bakey Mice Christmas

Hello bloggers I don't know about you but yesterday seemed to fly by so quickly I hardly achieved anything.  Today I have a decoupage card featuring a Christmas wreath.

This card began as a length of glossy card stock that I cut and scored to make card blank 13cm x13.5cm.  Next using several different green papers and card stocks from my scrap bin I die cut the wreaths with Spellbinders Die d-lites 'holly wreath' die set.    The different layers were then layered up off set with foam pads to give it height and dimension.  Next using some self made red foiled card stock I die cut the faux bow with the same die set as above.  This was then adhered to the bottom of the wreath.  The whole wreath was the adhered to the card.

Next I cut a 1" strip of white card stock to fit across the top of the card.  I stamped the sentiment using festive berries distress ink and Crafter's Companion  Makey Bakey Mice 'holly jolly Christmas' stamp set  The edges of the sentiment strip were inked with the same ink pad.  I die cut 6 of the faux bows from the same self made foiled card stock.  These were layered up into sets of 3 and one set was adhered at each end of the strip.  The sentiment strip was then adhered towards the top of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Congratulations New Home ~ Polkadoodles Dragonfly Neighbours

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good day yesterday.  I had a very busy one cleaning.  Today I have a card for a new home.

This card began as an off cut of holographic mirror board that I scored to make a 4x6 card blank.  Next using some blue polka-dot paper from my scrap bin I cut a mat for the front of the card and adhered it into place.  Next using some white card stock I stamped the topper image using black soot distress ink and Polka-doodles 'dragonfly neighbours' stamp set.  Once stamped I coloured the image with brush markers and proMarkers.  I then fussy cut out the topper and then inked the edges with faded jeans distress ink.

Next I stamped the sentiment onto white card stock using faded jeans distress ink and Katy Sue Designs Simpler Times Elizabeth Bell 'little friend' stamp set. It was then die cut with Spellbinders 'bask to basic tags' die set.  Once cut I inked around the edges with the same ink.  The topper and sentiment were then adhered to the front of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Makey Bakey Mice Good Wine Good Friends ~ Christmas

Hello bloggers I hope that you had a good weekend.  Today I have a sweet Christmas mice card.

This card began as an A4 sheet of patterned holographic card stock that I scored to make an A5 card blank.  Next I used Crafter's Companion 'makey bakey mice Christmas collection' CD-ROM and printed out an image onto white card stock.  This was then cut down and matted onto some green holographic mirror board.  The topper was then adhered to the top of the card.

Next I stamped the sentiment onto white card stock using bundled sage distress ink and Katy Sue Designs 'Christmas spirit' stamp set.  It was then die cut using Spellbinders 'labels 33' die set.  I then inked around the edge with the same ink pad.  Using more green holographic mirror board I cut a mat for the sentiment using the same die.  I then cut it in half horizontally and adhered it behind the sentiment to form a mat before adhering it to the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Christmas ~ Spellbinders Heirloom Ornament 2010

Hello bloggers, well I wasn't sure if I would be able to get a post out today as we had major internet issues yesterday.  Thank fully it got sorted so I could post this card.

This card began as an A4 sheet of red card stock that I cut and scored to make a  7.5 x 4.25 card blank.  Next I adhered a piece of red mirror board to the front of the card.  Using some gold holographic mirror board and Spellbinders 'heirloom ornaments 2010' die set I die cut two of each die except the largest one.  They were layered up using foam pads.  I added some green twine to the top of each ornament and then adhered them onto the front of the card and different heights.  Using a peel off  I added a sentiment to the bottom left corner of the card.  I added a peel off star border box around the sentiment.  Finally I added a gold star to each corner of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Paddington Bear Carol Singing ~ Spellbinders Christmas Tree Bauble Hierloom Ornament Decoration

Hello blogger's I hope you had a good start to August.  Today I have a Christmas related item but it's not a card, it's a decoration for the Christmas tree or you could use it as a card topper if you so wished.

This bauble began as an A4 sheet of white card stock.  I then used Paddington Bear digikit to chose a design and printed it onto the white card stock twice. They were then die cut using Spellbinder 'heirloom ornament 2010' die set.  Next using some gold patterned holographic mirror board I die cut the frame for the decoration using the same die set but the largest two dies to make a frame.  This was cut twice.  Next I adhered the frames over the topper images and then adhered them together so that I ended up with a double sided decoration.  Finally using my crop-a-dile I punched a hole in the top and added some gold Christmas theme twine.

Happy Crafting  xx Hazel

Traditional Father Christmas ~ Merry Christmas

Hello bloggers,  Well can you believe it's now August.  How is the weather where you are, we had sunshine and cloud today but still very warm.  So to make us all think of cooler times I'm afraid another Christmas card today.  This time with a peel off theme.

This card began as an A4 sheet of  white card stock that I cut and scored to make a DL card blank.   Next I used this gorgeous traditional father Christmas patterned paper from my stash to cover the entire card as it was so gorgeous.  Next I added some gold snowflake border peels off's to the edges of the card.  I added a gold Noel sentiment to the bottom of his clothes and a Merry Christmas one to the right of his head to complete the card.  Another quick one today.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel